The Most Modern Zoo in Europe – Lodz’s Orientarium

Thousands of animal lovers have come to Lodz for the grand opening of the city’s Orientarium.

The opening of the Orientation in the Zoological garden in Lodz was a great success. On the opening weekend (29 April – 01 May), it was visited by 30 thousand people. People from all over Poland came to the Orientarium, a large part of the visitors were residents of the Lodz region.

Arkadiusz Jaksa, president of the Municipal Zoological Garden in Lodz said: “We were expecting a lot of interest, however, visitor numbers exceeded our expectations.”

The opening was accompanied by other attractions including animations for children, meetings with educators and animal handlers, and other animal feeding displays, which will be a permanent feature of the Orientarium’s offer.

The star attraction was the feeding and bathing time of two Indian elephants, whose underwater activities could be watched through a specially constructed glass screen.

“We have been at Wroclaw and at Warsaw Zoo, but what we saw here, left us fascinated.”

The Lodz Orientarium is the biggest development in the zoo’s history, covers a total of around 7.5 hectares, and features modern and spacious pavilions, aviaries and enclosures, an underwater shark tunnel, and a tropical jungle among its attractions.